First: I should say, my mother being on her last legs is distressing. As were the deaths of my grandfathers and grandmothers. But, that's the way life goes: you live, and you die. if people did not die, then it would get mighty crowded mighty quick, but, still, it is painful when someone you know dies.
Second: Someone I know dying is bad. someone I don't, less so, although, frankly, I can empathize.
Third: War is hell. Whether the war is good, bad or indifferent, whether it makes sense, or is a boondoggle started to protect someone's investment, it doesn't matter - once it starts, it's our war. We can't take a war, where the congress voted to allow combat operations, the U.N. voted to muster an international force, and the people started out very gung-ho to be sidetracked because, oh, look, we didn't find the documents for nearly four years which proved that Iraq did have nascent nuclear capability. We didn't find the concentration camps in WWII until AFTER Germany was soundly defeated, over 3 years into that war.
Fourth: When you volunteer for armed service, you make a commitment to be shot at. Sometimes, people who make that commitment get shot and die. It happens, Sgt. Ramos signed up for it. I signed up for it in my time, but they told me to wait a while, and I never went back after the while was up. I was willing to be there. I knew the score, even though things were peaceful when I signed up.
Re: Excuse Me, But I've Gotta Fuckin' Rant
Second: Someone I know dying is bad. someone I don't, less so, although, frankly, I can empathize.
Third: War is hell. Whether the war is good, bad or indifferent, whether it makes sense, or is a boondoggle started to protect someone's investment, it doesn't matter - once it starts, it's our war. We can't take a war, where the congress voted to allow combat operations, the U.N. voted to muster an international force, and the people started out very gung-ho to be sidetracked because, oh, look, we didn't find the documents for nearly four years which proved that Iraq did have nascent nuclear capability. We didn't find the concentration camps in WWII until AFTER Germany was soundly defeated, over 3 years into that war.
Fourth: When you volunteer for armed service, you make a commitment to be shot at. Sometimes, people who make that commitment get shot and die. It happens, Sgt. Ramos signed up for it. I signed up for it in my time, but they told me to wait a while, and I never went back after the while was up. I was willing to be there. I knew the score, even though things were peaceful when I signed up.